''Alone in the Night'' (French: ''Seul dans la nuit'') is a 1945 French

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directed by

Christian Stengel Christian Stengel (1902–1986) was a French film director and screenwriter.Rège p.939-940 Originally a bank clerk, he entered films in 1933 when he wrote his first screenplay. Selected filmography * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' The Form ...

and starring

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French ...

and starring

Sophie Desmarets Sophie Desmarets (1922–2012) was a French film actress.Davis p.145 Selected filmography * ''Battement de coeur'' (1940) - (uncredited) * ''Premier rendez-vous'' (1941) - Henriette Lefranc * ''L'homme qui joue avec le feu'' (1942) - Gabrielle * ...

and

Jacques Pills Jacques Pills (born René Jacques Ducos; 7 January 1906, Tulle, France – 12 September 1970) was a French singer and actor. His impresario was Bruno Coquatrix. In 1959, Pills was the Monegasque entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with t ...

The film recorded admissions in France of 2,844,119.French box office results for 1945
at Box Office Story It was shot at the

Joinville Studios The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there. A second studio was added to the original ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Robert Gys Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238 Selected filmography * '' Imperial Violets'' (1924) * '' The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * '' Miss Europe'' (1930) * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * ''The Dream'' (1931) * ' ...

Synopsis

A series of crimes is being perpetrated around a famous singer. Strangely, during each of the crimes, the artist's voice is heard humming his favorite song. Suspicions lead to a chase through a nocturnal Paris, ending in a disused theater where the assassin has lured his final victim.

Cast

: L'inspecteur Robert Pascal *

: Thérèse Planquine, la fille du chef de la P.J *

: Marny, alias : Jacques Sartory *

Jean Davy Jean Davy (15 October 1911 – 5 February 2001) was a French film, stage voice actor. Career He was a Sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. In the premiere production of '' Antigone'' in Paris, 1944, Davy created the role of Créon.

: Alain Dalbrey, le secrétaire de Sartory *

Louis Salou Louis Vincent Goulven Salou (23 April 1902 – 12 October 1948) was a French stage and film actor. Louis was born in Oissel and died in Fontenay-aux-Roses. Selected filmography * ''First Ball'' (1941) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''Bolero' ...

: Mr Tolu, l'original, naturaliste * Jacques Morel : Raymond Melor, l'imitateur *

Marcel André Marcel André (2 January 1885–13 October 1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.87 Selected filmography * ''Si l'empereur savait ça'' (1930) - Albert (Master of the Horse) * ''Soyons gais'' (1930) - Townley * ''Le père célibataire'' (1931) * ...

: Le commissaire Planquine, chef de la P.J *

Jean Wall Jean Wall (1900–1959) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p. 306 He also directed two films. Partial filmography * ''La vagabonde'' (1932) - Le peintre Adolphe Taillandy * ''Chair ardente'' (1932) - Florent * '' The Beautiful Sailor'' ( ...

: Stéphane Marcheau, le pianiste compositeur *

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: L'inspecteur Legal *

Annette Poivre Annette Poivre (24 June 1917 – 2 June 1988) was a French stage and film actress.Hayward p.241 She was married to the actor Raymond Bussières with whom she sometimes co-starred. Poivre was noted for her comic performances. Selected filmograph ...

: Mireille, la secrétaire, dactylo *

Ginette Baudin Ginette Baudin (1921–1971) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.471 She was married to the actor Andrex. Selected filmography * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Son of France'' (1946) * ''The Beautiful Trip ''The Beautiful Trip'' ...

: Liliane Roy, l'amie de Sartory *

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: L'inspecteur Bernard *

Jacques Dynam Jacques Dynam (30 December 1923 – 12 November 2004) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1942 and 2004, among which the ''Fantomas'' saga. Selected filmography * ''La symphonie fantastique'' (1942) - (uncre ...

: Le chasseur *

Nathalie Nattier Nathalie Nattier (1925–2010) was a French film actress.Goble p.397 Selected filmography * ''Gates of the Night'' (1946) * '' Patrie'' (1946) * ''Strange Fate'' (1946) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''The Idiot'' (1946) * '' Last Chance Castle' ...

: Louise Chabot, une victime * Sylvaine Claudel : L'arpète * Ariane Muratore : Mme Lalorgue *

Odette Barancey Odette may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Odette'' (play), an 1881 play by Victorien Sardou ** ''Odette'' (1916 film), an Italian silent drama film based on the Sardou play ** ''Odette'' (1928 film), a German silent drama film based on ...

: Odette, la domestique des "Planquine" *

Luce Fabiole Luce may refer to: People * Luce (name), as a given name and a surname * Luce (singer) Places * Luče, a town in Slovenia * Luce, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Luce Bay, a large Bay in Wigtownshire in southern Scotland * Luce Cou ...

: Mme Henry * Emile Riandreys : Deval, le journaliste *

Jacques Hélian Jacques Mikaël Der Mikaëlian better known as Jacques Hélian (born in Paris, 7 June 1912 - died 29 June 1986), was a famous French orchestra conductor for French music-hall. Biography Born of an Armenian father (descendant of Armenian bourge ...

et son orchestre * Belaïeff *

Mercédès Brare Mercédès Brare (born Mercédès Emma Josèphe Brare; December 20, 1880 – January 24, 1967) was a French actress active in film roles from the 1930s to the 1950s. Filmography * 1931: '' Faubourg Montmartre'' by Raymond Bernard * 1932: ...

* Denise Benoit *

Léonce Corne Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * '' The Premature Father'' (1933 ...

Bibliography

Raymond Chirat Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ...

: ''Catalogue des films français de long métrage. Films de fiction 1940-1950'' (Editions Imprimerie Saint-Paul, S.A., Luxembourg 1981), N°684.

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References

1945 films French black-and-white films French crime thriller films Films produced by Raymond Borderie Films directed by Christian Stengel 1940s French-language films 1945 crime drama films French crime drama films Films shot at Joinville Studios Pathé films 1940s crime thriller films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub